Emirates Group

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as a Finance Manager within our Emirates Flight Training Academy and experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your ideas and expertise will help shape the future of aviation. Here, you’ll grow alongside professionals from diverse backgrounds, contributing to our shared success and making your mark on a global stage.

The selected candidate will support the FP&A function providing strategic business partnering for business leaders to manage the value of their organisation. Through a solid partnership and credibility to influence stakeholders, the Finance Manager supports the planning, operation and execution of strategy and identifies the key drivers of success and through data and sound business judgement. This position will be based at Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) in our Dubai World Central (DWC) hub. 

In this role, you will: 

• Act as a trusted advisor and Business Partner providing support and challenge to their business area to help manage the value of their organisation.
• Support with annual budgets, full year forecasts, mid to long-term plans and targets with the business and drive the business to deliver them.
• Provide advice and consultancy in the development and validation of business cases to support the proposal to invest in new ventures, capital expenditure and large / long-term commercial agreements.
• Ensure business performance is monitored on a periodic basis through relevant reports, KPI?s and meetings (e.g., MFR/MBR?s), including the identification and delegation of actions across the business to improve future business performance.
• Ensure that an appropriate financial control environment exists in the business to protect the shareholder?s interest.
• Ensure the Corporate Governance Manuals are followed across the entities.
• Lead the development of the finance teams (regardless of reporting line) within the defined business portfolio to ensure a high performing Finance team.

In order to be considered for this role, you must meet the following requirements:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in Finance, Insurance/Finance, or Finance Management.
• 8 years’ experience with a degree, plus relevant professional qualifications (e.g., MBA or Qualified Accountant).
• Relevant experience in Finance, Commercial, or Analytical roles, including a minimum of 3 years in an FP&A function with a proven history of delivering real value-add FP&A support to a business in a dynamic and challenging environment.

You’ll Have an Edge If You Have:

• A proven history of delivering real value-add FP&A support to a business.
• Experience providing FP&A support in a dynamic and challenging business environment.
• Demonstrable experience in providing FP&A support through a period of significant business change.
• The ability to work with a range of stakeholders, providing solid advice and building strong partnerships.
• The ability to identify the right data and translate it into powerful stories using Power BI.
• High proficiency in MS Excel (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, data tables, graph production), as well as Power BI and MS PowerPoint.

At Emirates Group, we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.